Rick,

I guess it was in another Shoestring thread where it was suggested to screw on the canopy. I must of missed the suggestion on the cockpit.

As far as the nose over goes, mine has never even come close. Are you sure the gear isn't installed backward?? We recently had a guy at our field having the same problem with his Shoestring. Turns out he tried to balance the plane on his fingers and was off enough to cause it to nose over on roll out but still fly okay. With that light tail I guess it's real sensative to balance.

Jeff